https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ THE BUSINESS TIMES - Find latest business and financial news including analysis and opinion on top business stories, stock markets in Singapore, Asia-Pacific and global market news and more at The Business Times. en-US https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/favicon.ico https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/ 32 32 https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/blackrock-fund-faces-test-recovering-defaulted-china-loan Thu, 07 May 2026 04:22:13 +0000 Wealth & Investing Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/blackrock-fund-faces-test-recovering-defaulted-china-loan The episode is drawing scrutiny within Asia’s private credit circles https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/global-watchdog-fsb-unveils-action-plan-private-credit-risks Wed, 06 May 2026 13:41:18 +0000 Wealth & Investing Banking & Finance Companies & Markets Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/global-watchdog-fsb-unveils-action-plan-private-credit-risks It says ‘significant data challenges’ are frustrating its effort to assess vulnerabilities in the market https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/saudi-wealth-fund-pif-opens-shanghai-office-facilitate-china-dealmaking Wed, 06 May 2026 08:09:56 +0000 Wealth & Investing Global International Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/saudi-wealth-fund-pif-opens-shanghai-office-facilitate-china-dealmaking The plans will deepen Riyadh’s ties with Beijing https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/international/global/embrace-ai-or-get-left-behind-job-cuts-sweep-through-crypto-firms Wed, 06 May 2026 05:58:30 +0000 Global Banking & Finance Companies & Markets Crypto & Alternative Assets International Wealth /international/global/embrace-ai-or-get-left-behind-job-cuts-sweep-through-crypto-firms Bitcoin is down about one-third since hitting a peak in October https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/paragon-deal-why-investors-should-get-ready-more-reit-mergers-and-take-private-offers Tue, 05 May 2026 12:34:04 +0000 Ben Paul Opinion & Features Companies & Markets Wealth Wealth & Investing /opinion-features/paragon-deal-why-investors-should-get-ready-more-reit-mergers-and-take-private-offers In a less-conducive operating backdrop, smaller Reits may be weeded out, as larger ones play the role of consolidators https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/frontier-ai-meets-cybersecurity-threat-catalyst-or-both Tue, 05 May 2026 08:22:08 +0000 Wealth & Investing Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/frontier-ai-meets-cybersecurity-threat-catalyst-or-both While new developments can push up demand for protection, the competitive landscape for security services may change in the long term https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/market-makes-no-sense-or-does-it Tue, 05 May 2026 07:24:18 +0000 Wealth & Investing Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/market-makes-no-sense-or-does-it In the short run, markets respond to headlines; in the long run, they track fundamentals https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/investing-energy-driven-world Tue, 05 May 2026 06:57:50 +0000 Wealth & Investing Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/investing-energy-driven-world Capital deployed into low energy-intensity, high-quality compounders should outperform https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/crypto-alternative-assets/ais-hottest-private-companies-have-booming-crypto-shadow-market Tue, 05 May 2026 02:25:04 +0000 Crypto & Alternative Assets Wealth /wealth/crypto-alternative-assets/ais-hottest-private-companies-have-booming-crypto-shadow-market The result is a new frontier in the financialisation of private markets https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/us1-14-million-trade-sparked-hong-kongs-segantii-insider-trading-trial Tue, 05 May 2026 01:30:46 +0000 Wealth International /wealth/us1-14-million-trade-sparked-hong-kongs-segantii-insider-trading-trial The court case is expected to run for about a month, will put the company under a microscope https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/worlds-super-rich-boost-conflict-economy-wagers-amid-iran-war Mon, 04 May 2026 09:42:22 +0000 Wealth & Investing Global International Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/worlds-super-rich-boost-conflict-economy-wagers-amid-iran-war Billionaires are already pocketing outsized gains from the financial shocks https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/ascend-asia-acquires-three-more-financial-advisory-firms Mon, 04 May 2026 04:08:08 +0000 Genevieve Cua Wealth & Investing Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/ascend-asia-acquires-three-more-financial-advisory-firms The expansion allows the group to introduce more products under its ‘open architecture’ model, says CEO https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/crypto-alternative-assets/bitcoin-tops-us80000-three-month-high-stocks-rise Mon, 04 May 2026 03:36:10 +0000 Crypto & Alternative Assets Wealth /wealth/crypto-alternative-assets/bitcoin-tops-us80000-three-month-high-stocks-rise Optimism over a US stablecoin deal and potential Senate crypto legislation has lifted traders’ spirits https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/institutions-and-wealth-managers-asia-propel-outsourced-cio-demand-uncertain-world Sun, 03 May 2026 23:00:00 +0000 Natalie Koh Wealth & Investing Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/institutions-and-wealth-managers-asia-propel-outsourced-cio-demand-uncertain-world Government-related entities and family offices in Asia are adding to a healthy pipeline of partnerships for outsourced chief investment officer services, say... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/opinion-features/addvalue-should-rethink-value-unlocking-move Sun, 03 May 2026 10:36:00 +0000 Ben Paul Opinion & Features Companies & Markets Wealth Wealth & Investing /opinion-features/addvalue-should-rethink-value-unlocking-move The business it plans to spin off may garner a lofty valuation on Nasdaq, but its own shares may be plagued by... https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/golden-or-garbage-milken-signals-new-private-credit-era Sun, 03 May 2026 09:30:48 +0000 Wealth Banking & Finance Companies & Markets /wealth/golden-or-garbage-milken-signals-new-private-credit-era It is a time of turmoil for private equity firms, which have been struggling to exit investments https://www.businesstimes.com.sg/wealth/wealth-investing/why-etf-and-chill-may-no-longer-be-enough Fri, 01 May 2026 04:00:00 +0000 Wealth & Investing Wealth /wealth/wealth-investing/why-etf-and-chill-may-no-longer-be-enough The next phase of investing is about being more deliberate rather than doing more